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Table 3 Level of parental social support for eating and physical activity behavior by group

From: Association of parental social support with energy balance-related behaviors in low-income and ethnically diverse children: a cross-sectional study

 

Family Food Culture

Instrumental support for healthy eating

Home availability/accessibility of FV

Home availability of SSB

Emotional support for healthy eating

Rules for eating

Modeling vegetable intake

Modeling SSB intake

Instrumental support for PA

Emotional support for PA

Modeling of PA

N = 977

N = 1148

N = 1164

N = 1151

N = 1146

N = 1145

N = 1143

N = 1139

N = 1139

N = 1127

N = 1144

Boys, Mean (SD)

5.23 (1.86)

4.13 (2.03)

10.56 (3.63)

1.58 (.86)

17.46 (3.88)

8.91 (2.42)

3.47 (.82)

2.80 (1.17)

3.86 (3.26)

12.84 (2.50)

3.54 (.81)

Girls, Mean (SD)

5.48 (1.73)

4.60 (1.99)

10.81 (3.56)

1.59 (.88)

17.68 (3.77)

8.95 (2.48)

3.49 (.80)

2.75 (1.23)

4.02 (3.32)

12.63 (2.52)

3.55 (.81)

t a

−2.18*

. − 3.59***

−1.09

−.24

−.91

−.24

−.28

.71

−.743

1.27

−.17

White, Mean (SD)

5.12 (1.79)

4.30 (1.94)

10.90 (3.26)

1.64 (.90)

18.24 (3.13)

8.68 (2.33)

3.65 (.69)

2.73 (1.28)

3.53 (3.07)

12.98 (2.35)

3.60 (.66)

Black, Mean (SD)

5.53 (2.00)

4.44 (1.89)

11.57 (3.70)

1.62 (.86)

17.96 (3.70)

9.30 (2.49)

3.61 (.66)

2.66 (1.14)

4.14 (3.58)

13.02 (2.49)

3.51 (.87)

Hispanic, Mean (SD)

5.46 (1.74)

4.42 (2.12)

10.29 (3.69)

1.54 (.82)

16.99 (4.15)

8.79 (2.43)

3.36 (.86)

2.92 (1.12)

4.14 (3.24)

12.51 (2.51)

3.55 (.86)

Other, Mean (SD)

5.26 (1.68)

4.30 (2.04)

10.43 (3.47)

1.58 (.95)

17.65 (3.79)

9.12 (2.55)

3.42 (.91)

2.62 (1.28)

3.92 (3.33)

12.69 (2.65)

3.50 (.81)

F b

2.40

.31

5.84**

.77

5.72**

2.88*

7.78***

3.77*

1.71

2.46

.73

Under weight, Mean (SD)

5.30 (1.66)

4.33 (2.00)

11.31 (3.81)

1.59 (1.05)

17.98 (3.08)

9.46 (2.48)

3.42 (.95)

2.67 (1.21)

4.15 (3.76)

12.87 (2.45)

3.44 (.85)

Normal weight, Mean (SD)

5.49 (1.82)

4.51 (2.03)

10.77 (3.54)

1.55 (.88)

17.79 (3.76)

9.06 (2.43)

3.56 (.74)

2.81 (1.18)

4.13 (3.37)

12.73 (2.52)

3.59 (.78)

Overweight, Mean (SD)

5.32 (1.83)

4.40 (1.94)

10.89 (3.54)

1.69 (.87)

18.02 (3.88)

8.82 (2.64)

3.47 (.80)

2.78 (1.18)

3.77 (3.46)

13.13 (2.47)

3.56 (.81)

Obese, Mean (SD)

5.36 (1.78)

4.08 (2.07)

10.34 (3.75)

1.55 (.81)

16.82 (3.85)

8.82 (2.36)

3.38 (.92)

2.73 (1.24)

3.79 (3.01)

12.52 (2.52)

3.47 (.88)

F b

.13

2.48

1.38

1.23

4.77**

1.08

2.82*

.29

.88

1.95

1.36

  1. Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. aIndependent-samples t-test, bOne-way ANOVA
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